Good Monday morning, everyone! In the words of my nephew Conner Geist….”Just three more sleeps ’til Santa Claus comes!!”” Whoo-hoo! I would like to begin this morning by send congratulations to our son Ryan, who begins a new job this morning at United Healthcare. After spending eight years as a supervisor at UPS, the time has come for him to move onward and upward. Michele and I couldn’t be more proud of him. He has a rock solid work-ethic and character. United is fortunate to have him. I’ve got the feeling this will eventually lead to him finding his own place and he will be settling down on his own. He deserves it, even though we enjoy having him around the house. We are excited for him! There are so many wonderful things taking place this Christmas, some I can discuss, some I can’t until after Christmas. However, let me ask you a question, when was the last time you were excited about something? Did you tell someone about it? When we hear great stories or things that stir our hearts with excitement, we have to share them. In Luke 2:8–20, we see this to be true for the shepherds in Bethlehem. Shepherds were considered the lowest of the low in their society and spent their days with animals. What’s so amazing about Jesus’ birth is that God chose to share the birth of His Son with these lowly shepherds first! What’s even more amazing was the shepherds’ response. They searched for Jesus and then after they found him, they had to share the good news. They had to talk about this amazing hope that was now available to the world and all that heard were filled with wonderful amazement. Hope is contagious. When we’re promised great things, we’re filled with expectation that something incredible is going to happen. True hope cannot be stopped, and it cannot be contained. Jesus came to earth to conquer death and allow us to have a relationship with God again. Jesus gives us hope. This is good news we can’t keep to ourselves. In our schools, in our workplaces, and in our circles of friends, people are hurting and desperate for hope. Just like the shepherds, we can share our hope by sharing what Jesus has done for us. This morning I have began by sharing some good news about our son. What kind of good news can you share? Let’s make an exercise out of this today. Tell me some good news. There is enough bad news in this world, let’s flip the script today and share something good. You hear from me everyday but today, I want to hear from you. Keep it short. Keep it simple. Let’s offer hope this morning It’s contagious!
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:54:47 +0000
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